Our research begins with a theoretical critique of the social capital literature, and then
focuses on Old Harbor, Alaska. In this remote outpost, mainly populated by Alutiiq people, all …

In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often
appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church and state. But for much …

In the mid-nineteenth century, almost 70 percent of persons age 65 or older resided with
their adult children; by the end of the twentieth century, fewer than 15 percent did so. Many …

Classical Islamic law recognizes only natural persons; it does not grant standing to
corporations. This article explores why Islamic law did not develop a concept akin to the …

Abstract The “New History of Capitalism” grounds the rise of industrial capitalism on the
production of raw cotton by American slaves. Recent works include Sven Beckert's Empire of …

Our nation began with the simple phrase,“We the People.” But who were and are “We”? Who
were we in 1776, in 1865, or 1968, and is there any continuity in character between the we …

Much of the business of [the United States] is to-day done on credit through what is known
as the Open Book Account System... Often the promise to pay is merely implied. Orders are …

Recent writing in economic and business history is reexamining major transformations in
world history—industrialization, capitalism, the global economy. This new literature avoids …

Conventional wisdom holds that same-sex marriage is a purely modern innovation, a
concept born of an overtly modern lifestyle that was unheard of in nineteenth century …

This paper (Part 1), and two related papers (Part 2: The 'modern business enterprise',
America's transition to capitalism, and the genesis of management accounting; and Part 3 …